Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, new member of the Management Committee

On the basis of a nomination from the Federal Republic of Germany, the Board of Directors decided on 22 September 2006 to submit the candidature of Dr Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen to the Board of Governors for the post of Vice President and Member of the Management Committee, to succeed Mr Wolfgang Roth.

The written procedure inviting the Board of Governors to vote on this proposal was launched on 26 September 2006.

The decision to appoint Dr Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen was taken on 11 October 2006, the date on which the requisite majority of votes was reached. Dr Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen has therefore been appointed as Vice President and Member of the Management Committee.

The Board of Governors also conferred the title of Honorary Vice President on Mr Wolfgang Roth.

14 November 2024

JASPERS, delivered by EIB Advisory, supports investments of over €356 billion since 2005

On 14 November 2024, JASPERS – the Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions – held its annual stakeholders meeting in Brussels. Since its creation in 2005, JASPERS has completed more than 2 300 assignments in 33 beneficiary countries and is a key provider of advisory services by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission. To date, JASPERS’ work has enabled investments worth over €356 billion in water, sustainable transport, climate action, environmental protection, innovation, healthcare, energy and other important areas.

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EIB Group, European Commission and Solar Impulse Foundation present energy efficiency initiative for smaller companies at COP29 in Baku

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EIB supports transformative forestry project in Côte d’Ivoire

At the United Nations Climate Change conference COP29, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced €150 million support for the country’s forest preservation, rehabilitation and expansion strategy. This strategy is in line with Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s Abidjan Legacy programme, the first part of which is to combat deforestation and land degradation, support forest restoration and promote agroforestry.

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